User guide

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Contents
Chapter 4. Creating Panels _____________________________________________ 29
The List _______________________________________________________________________ 29
Search _____________________________________________________________________ 29
Quick Search ________________________________________________________________ 30
Search from Here _____________________________________________________________ 30
Properties ___________________________________________________________________ 30
The Trend Viewer________________________________________________________________ 31
Viewing Trends with Drag-and-Drop ______________________________________________ 32
Viewing Trends from Explorer ___________________________________________________ 33
Using Properties to Add Tags to Trends____________________________________________ 33
Y-axis Tab ________________________________________________________________ 34
Plots Tab _________________________________________________________________ 35
Thresholds Tab ____________________________________________________________ 35
Display Tab _______________________________________________________________ 37
A Trend Example _____________________________________________________________ 37
Saving Trends________________________________________________________________ 38
Create a Trend from a Template _________________________________________________ 39
From Trends to Tables _________________________________________________________ 39
ASCII Export on the fly ________________________________________________________ 40
Method 1: Exporting all the data ______________________________________________ 40
Method 2: Export selected data sets only (copy to clipboard) _______________________ 41
Instrument View______________________________________________________________ 41
The Events Viewer _______________________________________________________________ 41
Properties ___________________________________________________________________ 41
Selecting Nodes ___________________________________________________________ 42
Displaying Event Types______________________________________________________ 42
Selecting Event Options _____________________________________________________ 44
Event Alarms ________________________________________________________________ 44
Locating the Source of an Alarm ______________________________________________ 45
Using the Events Viewer _______________________________________________________ 45
Saving the Events Viewer ______________________________________________________ 45
Create an Events Viewer from a Template _________________________________________ 46
Linked Panels ________________________________________________________________ 46
Chapter 5. Working with Extensions and Crops _____________________________ 48
About addVANTAGE Pro Extensions _________________________________________________ 48
The Info Button ______________________________________________________________ 48
Recalculating Extensions and Crops ______________________________________________ 48
Adding Extensions and Crops to an Area _____________________________________________ 49
Adding Multiple Extensions and Crops_____________________________________________ 49
Using Templates to Add Extensions or Crops _______________________________________ 49
Adding RTU Diagnostics to a Tag ___________________________________________________ 49